Cathal, Doctor Watson and Eleanor
"Hey, that's alright! Eleanor isn't even that hard, but for some reason, I always forgot the A in there. Drove my mother nuts," she chuckled, a shadow crossing her face at the mention of her mom. Shit, was that ever going to go away? Probably not. "Is there anything particular about your name anyway? Family thing, or just one of those cool sounding ones your parents like?" she inquired with a small smile.
"Well then, don't I feel special!" she said excitedly, chewing on her lower lip and continuing to pet the animal who didn't seem to mind her presence too much. But eventually she let her hand fall, not wanting to overstep her bounds or annoy the creature. But when she noticed his face at her words, an apologetic look spread across her face. "No, no. That was my bad. I kind of tried to spoil a happy moment there with a sad story. That was silly of me," she said with a small smile. "I didn't mean to upset you, I just don't think about what I say sometimes, is all," she said, her face returning to it's usually happy smile.
"I would really like that though! Maybe we'll all become best friends!" Oddly, there wasn't fake excitement in her words at the prospect. After all, Ellie loved people, and wanted nothing more than to make them happy.